Forward Deployed Engineer Lead / Architect

Minneapolis, MN

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17 days ago

Job Description

Overview
Optum Rx is seeking experienced Forward Deployed Engineer Leads/Architects to build and deploy AI-enabled enterprise applications. This is a highly visible opportunity for senior engineers who combine strong full-stack development expertise with modern AI technologies and customer-facing leadership skills.

Required Skills

8–10 years of software engineering experience
Hands-on expertise in Java, TypeScript/JavaScript, Node.js, and/or C#
Strong experience with APIs, microservices, cloud-native architecture, and DevOps/CI-CD
Experience with Azure, Azure OpenAI, AI Foundry, LLM integrations, and AI-assisted development tools
Knowledge of AI agents, agentic workflows, LangGraph, LangChain, or similar frameworks
Proven leadership experience managing engineering teams or delivery pods
Strong stakeholder management, communication, and consulting skills

Preferred

Experience delivering AI-enabled applications in production
Healthcare, PBM, Insurance, or other regulated industry experience
Experience leading AI-native or Agentic AI initiatives

Numbers & Facts

Location	Minneapolis, MN
Industry	Other/Not Classified
Company Size	100 to 499 employees

Skills

Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agentsunmatched
Cloud Architectureunmatched
Consultingunmatched
Continuous Deployment/Deliveryunmatched
Continuous Integrationunmatched
DevOpsunmatched
Engineeringunmatched
Engineering Managementunmatched
Enterprise Applicationsunmatched
Healthcareunmatched
Insuranceunmatched
Javaunmatched
JavaScriptunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Microservicesunmatched
Microsoft C# (C Sharp)unmatched
Microsoft Windows Azureunmatched
Node.jsunmatched
Programming Toolsunmatched
Software Engineeringunmatched
Team Lead/Managerunmatched

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